Iman Sadeghi's

Software & Technology Consulting

About

Iman Sadeghi, Ph.D.

Dr. Iman Sadeghi is a Principal Computer Scientist at the Los Angles based consulting firm Quandary Peak Research where he serves a Consulting & Testifying Expert Witness.

Iman is an award-winning computer scientist and software engineer who holds a doctorate and a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego. His professional journey includes valuable experience with prestigious organizations such as Google, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Lucasfilm, which has significantly enriched his expertise and breadth in the field.

While working on projects, Iman aims for a deep understanding of the issues at hand. He excels in identifying inefficiencies and systemic bottlenecks, allowing him to devise creative solutions that drive improved outcomes in terms of performance, stability, and maintainability.


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Process

Approach

  • Anchoring āš“


    Managing Crisis & Stablizing



    āš“ Identifying inefficient practices
    āš“ Adopting optimal practices
    āš“ Grounding
    āš“ Centering
  • Mapping 🧭


    Identifying Visions & Goals



    🧭 Planning the journey towards goals
    🧭 Aligning with purpose
    🧭 Reorienting
    🧭 Guiding
  • Sailing ⛵


    Achieving Goals & Thriving



    ⛵ Achieving flow state along the path
    ⛵ Embracing the journey
    ⛵ Navigating
    ⛵ Gratitude

Professional Experience

Affiliations

Quandary Peak Research
Quandary Peak Research

Google
Google
Disney Animation
Walt Disney
Industrial Light & Magic
Industrial Light & Magic
University of California San Diego
UC San Diego

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Software & Technology Expert Witness

Litigation Consulting


  • Intrepid Automated, Inc. v. 3D Systems Corporation | Jan 2025–Present
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
    • Case Number: 3:24-cv-02262
    • Counsel: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
    • Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement; Patent Validity
    • Technology: 3D Printing, Multi-Projection Imaging, Geometric Correction and Edge Blending
  • Skillz Platform Inc. v. Voodoo SAS, Esport Newco SAS, Esport Newco US Corp. | Oct 2024–Present
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • Case Number: 1:24-cv-04991
    • Counsel: Jones Day
    • Nature of Suit: False Advertising; Unfair Competition; Technical Analysis
    • Technology: Online Gaming, Bot Detection, Asynchronous Matchmaking
  • Geodis Logistics, LLC v. Grenzebach Corporation | Sept 2024–May 2025
    • Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    • Case Number: 01-23-0001-1178
    • Counsel: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    • Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract; Arbitration; Technical Analysis
    • Technology: Warehouse Execution Systems (WES), Software Reliability, Memory Management
  • Convergent Assets, LLC v. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | Aug 2024–Present
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    • Case Number: 4:24-cv-00567
    • Counsel: Direction IP Law
    • Nature of Suit: Patent Validity; Patent Eligibility
    • Technology: Digital Advertising, Social Media, Targeted Advertising
  • iSpot.tv, Inc. v. Nadya Teyfukova and Entertainment Data Oracle, Inc. | Aug 2024–Jan 2026
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    • Case Number: 2:21-cv-06815
    • Counsel: Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP
    • Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation; Breach of Contract; Technical Analysis
    • Technology: Digital Advertising, Databases, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
  • Universal Music Group Recordings, Inc. v. Frontier Communications Corp. | July 2024–May 2025
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • Case Number: 1:21-cv-05050|20-22476
    • Counsel: Day Pitney, LLP
    • Nature of Suit: Copyright
    • Technology: Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet Protocols, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Networking
  • D4D Technologies, LLC v. Medit Corporation | Apr 2024–Sept 2024
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
    • Case Number: 6:21-cv-01176
    • Counsel: Scheef & Stone, LLP
    • Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement; Patent Validity
    • Technology: 3D Scanning, 3D Geometry, Medical Imaging
  • InQuisient, Inc. v. ServiceNow, Inc. | Mar 2024–Nov 2024
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
    • Case Number: 1:22-cv-00900
    • Counsel: Fish & Richardson P.C.
    • Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement; Patent Validity
    • Technology: Cloud Solutions, Databases, Enterprise Software
  • Artec Europe S.A.R.L. v. Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., Ltd. and Kickstarter PBC | Feb 2024–Present
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • Case Number: 1:22-cv-01676
    • Counsel: Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP
    • Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement; Patent Validity; Copyright
    • Technology: 3D Scanning, Structured-Light Imaging, Epipolar Geometry, User Interfaces (UI)
  • Electronic Devices Including Smartphones, Computers, Tablet Computers, and Components Thereof (Plaintiff v. Defendant) | Dec 2023–Dec 2024
    • Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    • Counsel: Alston & Bird, LLP
    • Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement; Patent Validity
    • Technology: Video Codecs, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Systems-on-Chip (SoC) Architecture
  • 3D Systems, Inc. v. Ben Wynne, Chris Tanner, Jamie Etcheson, Robert Mueller, Ivan Chousal, and Intrepid Automation, Inc. | Sept 2023–Present
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
    • Case Number: 3:21-cv-01141-LAB-DEB
    • Counsel: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
    • Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation; Breach of Contract; Technical Analysis
    • Technology: 3D Printing, Multi-Projection Imaging, Edge Blending
  • Avelardo Rivera and Yasmine Romero v. Amazon Web Services, Inc. | July 2023–Present
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
    • Case Number: 2:22-cv-00269
    • Counsel: Edelson P.C.
    • Nature of Suit: Class Action; Technical Analysis
    • Technology: Face Recognition, Cloud Computing, Biometric Privacy, Geolocation

Software & Technology Consultant

Technical Analysis & Audits


  • ā€œThe Terror of Warā€ — Nick Ut’s Authorship of Pulitzer Prize‑Winning Photograph | Sept 2025–Present
    • Counsel: Law Office of Jim Hornstein
    • Nature of Consultation: Media Forensics & Scene Reconstruction
    • Technology: Photo Parametrization, Camera Reconstruction, Perspective Mapping
  • ECRS Software Corporation Technical Audit & Assessment | Sept 2024–Feb 2025
    • Counsel: Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
    • Nature of Consultation: Software Analysis
    • Technology: E-Commerce, Synchronization, Software Reliability

Software & Technology Consultant

Intellectual Property Consulting


  • Farjami & Farjami LLP | May 2025–Sept 2025
    • Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    • Technology: Speech Recognition, Unsupervised Machine Learning
  • Confidential Technology Company | May 2025–Present
    • Nature of Consultation: Patent Acquisition Analysis
    • Technology: Real-Time Ray Tracing, Bounding Volume Hierarchies (BVHs)
  • Confidential Technology Company | Feb 2025–Present
    • Nature of Consultation: Patent Acquisition Analysis
    • Technology: Content Distribution, Navigation Systems
  • Confidential Technology Company | Jan 2025–Present
    • Nature of Consultation: Patent Portfolio Analysis
    • Technology: Digital Advertising, Machine Learning
  • Confidential Technology Company | Dec 2024–Present
    • Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    • Technology: Video Codecs, Signal Processing, Streaming Technology
  • Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP | May 2024–Present
    • Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    • Technology: Load Balancing, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Big Data
  • Security First Innovations, LLC | Sept 2023–Present
    • Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    • Technology: Security, Encryption, Cloud Storage, Big Data

Inventions

Filed Patents


  • Google | 2014–2016
    • Event Grouping Using Time ZonesĀ· GP-21579-00-US Ā· US 2016/0027037 A1
    • Cross-Campaign Event Attribution Ā· GP-21577-00-PR
    • Late Conversion Event Attribution Ā· GP-21580-00-US
    • Event Attribution Using Backfill Operation Ā· GP-21581-00-US
    • Event Attribution and Frequency Grouping Ā· GP-21578-00-US

  • Disney | 2010-2014
    • System and Method for Artist Friendly Controls for Hair Shading Ā· US 8,674,988 B2 Ā· US 2011/0304623 A1


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Sogtware & Technology
Computer Graphics
Algorithms & Complexity

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